Gerald Kane

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Emory University Goizueta Business School
M.B.A., Georgia State University
M.Div., Emory University
B.A., Furman University

EXPERTISE/RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane's research interests involve the role of information systems in social networks and the use of social media (e.g. blogs, wikis) for managing knowledge within and between organizations, with a particular focus on application and use within the healthcare industry. His published research has appeared in Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Organization Science, and Harvard Business Review. Dr. Kane’s innovative teaching practices using Wikis have been featured in Chronicle of Higher Education, Computerworld, eWeek, and Campus Technology.

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS AND AWARDS

2013-2014. Guest Editor, Social Business for MIT-Sloan Management Review.

Gerald C. Kane, Robert G. Fichman, John Gallaugher, and John Glaser. “Community Relations 2.0: With the Rise of Real-Time Social Media, the Rules about Community Outreach Have Changed.” Harvard Business Review (87:11). November 2009, pp. 45–50.